Narai
Sign in to saveKing Narai the Great (, , ), or Ramathibodi III ( ), was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous king of the Prasat Thong dynasty.
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Narai the Great
- Royalty.title
- King of Ayutthaya
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- Narai.JPG
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- 250px
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- Statue of Narai the Great, created in 1966, near Lopburi provincial hall
- Royalty.succession
- King of Siam
- Royalty.reign
- 26 October 1656 – 10/11 July 1688
- Royalty.predecessor
- Si Suthammaracha
- Royalty.successor
- Phetracha
- Royalty.queen
- Kasattri
- Royalty.issue
- Sudawadi
- Royalty.house
- Prasat Thong
- Royalty.father
Article
15 sectionsContents
- Birth and name
- Succession
- Domestic policy
- Foreign affairs
- Rising French influence
- The "Revolution" of 1688
- Legacy
- In popular culture
- Films
- Television drama
- Ancestry
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
King Narai the Great (, , ), or Ramathibodi III ( ), was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous king of the Prasat Thong dynasty.
His reign was the most prosperous during the Ayutthaya period and saw the great commercial and diplomatic activities with foreign nations including the Middle East and the West. During the later years of his reign, Narai gave his favorite – the Greek adventurer Constantine Phaulkon – so much power that Phaulkon technically became the chancellor of the state. Through the arrangements of Phaulkon, the Siamese kingdom came into close diplomatic relations with the court of Louis XIV and French soldiers and missionaries filled the Siamese aristocracy and defense. The dominance of French officials led to frictions between them and the native mandarins and led to the turbulent revolution of 1688 towards the end of his reign.